Assam Assembly Elections | Adityanath links medieval saint to illegal immigration, slammed by Congress
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister stated Srimanta Sankaradeva had warned of illegal immigration
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi known as seventeenth century Ahom general Lachit Borphukan a freedom fighter who contributed to India’s independence from colonialism, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated medieval saint-reformer Srimanta Sankaradeva had premonitions of illegal immigration in Assam.
The downside of illegal immigration in Assam is extensively believed to be an consequence of the British rule, the Partition of India in 1947 and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971.
“I am proud to be here by the mighty Brahmaputra, in the land of the great Sankaradeva. He was one of the brightest lights of India’s cultural nationalism who saved Assam. If Congress had succeeded with its conspiracy and politics of appeasement, this land would have threatened the national security because of infiltrators,” Mr. Adityanath stated at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in central Assam’s Lanka on Wednesday.
He additionally addressed get together rallies at Kalaigaon and Goreswar in north-central Assam.
“Sankaradeva alerted people to the issue of illegal immigration. That’s why Congress has never tolerated him. Congress has always resorted to appeasement to capture power, not caring about your progress or welfare. The people of Assam have paid a price for it for a long time,” he stated.
The Congress slammed the U.P. Chief Minister for his “ignorance”.
“This underlines their knowledge about the culture they claim they are going to protect. Yogi-ji should have brushed up on Assam’s history before saying Sankaradeva battled infiltration in the 15th century,” Bobbeeta Sharma, the chief of the State Congress media division, stated.
She reminded the U.P. Chief Minister that the saint-reformer was in opposition to idol worship and the exploitation of individuals by those that adopted Manusmriti. Srimanta Sankaradeva believed within the assimilation of society and was in opposition to the caste system, she stated.
“The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee would like to gift some Assam history books to Yogi-ji as well as the Prime Minister who said Lachit Borphukan was a freedom fighter,” she added.
A polymath, poet, playwright, socio-religious reformer, Sankaradeva is credited with devising new types of music, theatrical efficiency (Bhaona), dance (Satriya) and literary language (Brajavali).
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